Estonia's second city, Tartu, now has a electric powered bicycle rental service.

Currently there is only one place to rent the bikes - near Town Hall Square - but that could be expanded into a network if it proves successful and even exported to other towns.

Kalle Kahk, the head of the project, told ERR radio that the bikes have been used for travelling for a swim, and the 10 bikes have been in constant use. The electric bicycles have three wheels and can be ridden standing up.

The city is planning to boost the popularity of bicycles in the city with EU funds and is currently in the process of drawing up an action plan.

Skeleton Technologies, Europe’s leading manufacturer of high-performance, graphene-based ultracapacitors, has been backed by a new 4 million euro investment from sustainable innovation investment firm KIC InnoEnergy whose shareholders include ABB, EDF, Iberdrola and Total. The company aims to reach the ambitious target of 20 Wh/kg energy density for its technology by 2020.

Leading global IT service provider HCL Technologies, one of eight technology companies in the world to earn a revenue of over a billion dollars in 2014, opened its brand new development center in Tallinn today. The opening was attended by the President of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves and Minister of Entrepreneurship Liisa Oviir.

The Estonia's virtual residency program is celebrating its first birthday today, December 1. The program currently has over 7,000 members from 119 countries. That is three times more than initially hoped for.

How to prepare for crises like snowstorms, forest fires, floods, earthquakes, and industrial and traffic accidents? Scientists at Tallinn University of Technology (TUT) have created a simulation system for professionals to carry out computer-based trainings. The system was created in cooperation with scientists from 15 EU nations, as well as Israel and several private and public sector organizations.

The British Embassy and its partners in the UK and Estonia are today launching TechLink, a brand new platform building partnerships between the two countries in technology, innovation and science. The launch is part of the Digital 5 summit held in Tallinn from November 19-20.

Estonian Foreign Minister Marina Kaljurand and Foreign Minister of the Netherlands Bert Koenders agreed on Monday to the creation of a cooperative platform for studying and promoting international law, relevant political norms and state practices applicable to cyberspace.

The Information System Authority (RIA) launched a next generation central server of X-Road on Monday. The server allows to manage secure data exchange between the databases of Estonia and other countries.

An international company OnlineExpo International launched its international online exhibition platform in Tallinn. Preparation and sales of the first exhibitions have also been launched in Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden, Czech Republic, and Russia, with the first international trade show set to take place in early spring of 2016.

Estonian researchers are leading a translational research project in reproductive biomedicine with the aim of developing a quick blood test to predict, and consequently prevent complications at a very early stage of pregnancy.

A mistake caused by the Estonian Certification Center, the state-owned company behind the software of ID cards, means that 250,000 ID cards and 5,000 e-residency cards will not be compatible with new Google Chrome web browsers, and while the bug can be fixed, the damage to the nation's image as an IT pathfinder, is done.

Japanese Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy Akira Amari visited Estonia last week to get acquainted with Estonian e-services and discuss developing digital societies and closer economic relations between the two countries.

A new study, featuring Estonian researchers and DNA evidence from Estonia, suggests that Black Death, one of the most ferocious diseases known to man, has literally plagued people for much longer than previously thought. Moreover, it originally spread by human-to-human contact, not fleas.

There is widespread understanding in Estonia that world's first cyber war was waged between Estonia and Russia during the Bronze Night affair. In the opinion of Finnish computer security expert Mikko Hyppönen, the 2007 incident was indeed a watershed moment in history, but rather than calling it a war, it should be likened to "cyber street riots."

Estonian universities and national government institutions are building a virtual natural history museum NATARC. Developers hope that some of the database's unique features can be exported to the benefit of natural history museums, research institutions and governments in other countries.

VW admitted in late September that 11 million vehicles with its EA-189 diesel engines have illegally installed software. The company first said there are over 2,000 affected cars in Estonia, but this number has already doubled.

For a while now, Estonia has been hailed as one of world's top startup nations. Startup Estonia, the support unit of Estonian startups, explains the stats behind this reputation and challenges to be overcome to keep the startup scene going.

The popular Estonian e-solution for visualizing the annual state budget has expanded into the international arena. With guidance from the think tank Praxis, the interactive budget-visualization was implemented for the first time in the Armenian city of Gyumri.